Re: [pilot-db-list] Problems with Pilot-DB

[Mike M. <mw...@mi...>]

In <74A...@co...>, Michael Green <m....@co...> typed:
> 2) I have a database with several LINK fields.  Two refer to the same 
> database and field within it (for billing of service codes).  There are 
> corresponding LINKED fields pointing to the FLOAT fields within the 
> other database (service charges).  I would like to write a script to 
> compute current customer balance.  The script engine will not let me 
> use a field reference to a LINKED field with a numeric operation.  Any 
> reasonable way around that?

Link fields are strings. You have to cast them to the right type, like
(* 3 (float %3)) or something similar.

	<mike
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